National Republican., 1887-01-21
HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE IT.
ER. N. S. LINCOLN CANNOT FIND IN
SANITY IN MRS. EMMONs.
He Has Seen Hundreds of Cases, But
Hers Not One-Ho Told Her TO Have
Her Husband Arrested - what
Prompted the Advice.


was lacking yesterday, Mrs. Emmons hav-
ing consented TO adopt her counsels ad-
vice and remain at the hotel. The court
room was crowded nevertheless, but there
were fewer ladies present and more men,
and the size OF the audience remained about
the came throughout the day. Upon the
hearing being resumed Mr.. Kent continued
the cross-examination OF DR.. w. w. God
ding. The witness, in reply to the inquiry
OF juror, said that he did not think Mrs.
Emmons had dipsomania. lie distinguished
between alcoholism and dipsomania. He
thought that In the case Of woman of Mrs.
Emmons's temperament and physical con-
ditlon, that small quantity Of alcohol
might produce effects that might be con-
sidered manifestations Of insanity. He
thought this the most satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION OF the vagaries Of a woman who
regard her as incoherent, but unstable--of
parenthetical mind. Such peculiarltles
would be intensified by the use Of alcoholic
stimulants.
Juror Perry asked II he would call her an
inebriate, and the witness said that the case,
as presented to him by testimony and by
his own observation, did not constitute
what he called an iuebrate.
The witness stated that last winter he
called on Mrs. Emmons In response to a
note from Mr.. Emmons, who asked him
about getting admittance for his wife to his
hospital, but there was then no room there
He asked then as to the best means OF get
ting her into some other asylum. The wit
ness advised him to use no deception with
her.
DIR. N. s. Lincoln, one of the most promi-
nent practicing physicians of this city, was
called to the stand, and stated that he
visited Mrs. Emmons before she went to
Bloomingdale. At that time her condition
was such that he thought she should be
sent to an institution where she could be
controlled while under treatment. The
witness then passed over subsequent inter-
views with the lady down to the recent one
at Wormley's, when Mr.. Emmons tried to
remove her to the Butler hospital and the
witness made objection. In his examina-
tion of her the doctor said that he had
failed to see any evidence of insanity. lie
called on her professionally In the spring
OF 1884. AT one interview she told him Of
a great misfortune that had befallen her.
She seemed much distressed. She told him
then the story about the letters she had OBJ
tanned from Philadelphia, just as she had
told 1t to the jury. She said he asked her to
read and he read one OF the letters.
On cross.examination the witness ad-
mitted that In March, 1886, he had testified
In the proceedings de lunatico In Mrs. EN-.
mons's case. The witness said that he had
seen more OF Mrs. Emmons since then, and
had changed his opinion.
The witness said that Mr.. Emmons in.
formed him that II he should oppose Mrs.
Emmons In anything in her condition OF
mind, at that time, that 1t would get her in
such state as would enable him to put her
In q madhouse II he wished. He thought
thatit was only just that Mrs. Emmons
should be warned and put on her guard,
and he did so, telling her what her husband
had said. He advised Mrs. Emmons that
it was injudicious for her to go to Europe
at that time and probably spoke to
her husband about It, but she went On
one occasion Mrs. Emmons stated to the
witness that she had called In q physician
who prescribed for her, and Mr.. Emmons
said he would arrange the bottles. He took
the medicine into an adjoining room, leav-
ing the door aiar. She lying in the bed saw,
by reflection In mirror, him empty her
medicine vial and put some other mixture
in 1t; that she took one dose of 1t to see
what effect 1t would have, and found 1t had
peculiar effect on her nervous system
Then she filled the bottle with water and
kept on, and the operation had been re-
peated when the vial was empty. She told
him also that she Lad awaked one morn
ing and found both gas burners In her
room turned on, the windows closed, and
the room filled with gas. This she at
tributed to her husband. 1t was then on
the impulse Of the moment he advised her
to have him arrested.
The witness said that subsequently Mr..
Emmops came to him and asked that he be
careful what he said to his wife, not make
her suspicious or poison her mind against
him. DR.. Lincoln did not recollect having
any conversation with DIR. johnson at
Wormley's In regard to Mrs. Emmons, In
which he said that the persecution of the
woman had gone far enough, and ought to
stop. The witness stated that Mrs. Em-
mons In November, 1856, said to him that
she desired his visits for the purpose of
assisting in having the lunacy decision set
aside. 1t was not strange that she was
suspicious, for she had been once kidnapped
into an insane asylum, and entertained
fear being taken there again. When Mrs.
Emmons, on Nov. l, 1886, was declared
sane by the court she sent for the witness
for consultation on the subject as she an
ticipated further trouble. She requested
the physician to watch her closely and see
II he noticed anything In her condition In.
dicating change. His visits were pro-
fessional, and for that purpose.
DR.. Lincoln stated that on Nov. Mr..
Emmops inquired Of him II his visits were
was necessary that she should be visited
twice day. He told Mr.. Emmons that he
called at the time his wife had designated,
but II he objected the witness would leave
the house. Nj. Emmons said he did not
object, and the physician went to Mrs.
EmmoDs's room. The witness listened to
The story Of Mrs. Emmons In regard to the
turning off of the gas and changing the
medicines, but did not repeat them to
Others.
Dr. Lincoln did not believe that DR..
Kempster was In conspiracy with Mr..
Emmons and Mrs. De Cormis to get Mrs.
Fmmons to the Bloomingdale asylum. He
had high opinion of DIR. Kempster, and
thought the lady had been mistaken, and
was governed by suspicion. He did not
believe that DR.. Wales tried to poison her,
but he knew some people who thought
that way sometimes OF doctors, and were
very reluctant to take doctors medicine.
He did not believe everything that Mrs.
Emmons told him, and there were other
people believed things that he did not. ~
do believe,n said DR.. Lincoln, "tbat Mrs
Emmons believed that the things she told
me were true, and she had good cause for
believing that Of some OF them were.n The
witness was here interrupted by the ladies
npplauding.
Mr.. Kent called the attention of the mar
ehal to the fact that he had permitted the
ladies to have their own way when Mrs.
Emmons was on the stand, but he thought
there should be an end somewhere. He
had met some OF the highest legal minds iu
the land, and the gentlemen had referred
with regret to the scenes occurring at that
hearing. He certainly thought that the
dignity of the court should be preserved.
''lt will not occur again, Mr.. Kent" said
the marshal, "or, II 1t does, the room will
certainly be cleared"
Mr., Kent stated that he had no fault to
find with the marshal.
DIR. Lincoln continued his testimony, aud
described the scene at Wormley's in which
Mr.. Emmons tried toget his wife out of the
hotel, and spoke OF the methods used to
checkmate him. He said that he had seen
a great many insane people,, and. as far as